Urban-rural differentials in nutritional status of ageing in Bangladesh

Sex Differentials in Mortality in Rural Bangladesh

Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women in Selected Rural and Urban Area of Bangladesh

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine nutritional status of pregnant women in different areas of Bangladesh by anthropometric and biochemical assessment. Measurement of body weight gain in different stages of pregnancy period was calculated as 20% and 14% severely malnourished, 54% and 30% moderately malnourished, 21% and 43% well nourished and 5% and 13% over malnourished ; hemogl...

Rural-urban differentials in consanguinity.

Nutritional status and childhood wheezing in rural Bangladesh.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between current childhood nutritional status and current wheezing among pre-school children in rural Bangladesh. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Matlab region, rural Bangladesh. SUBJECTS Children (n 912) aged 4·5 years. Anthropometric measurements of the mothers and their children were taken during a 1-year period from December 2007 to Novemb...

Rural-urban Differentials of Utilization of Ante-natal Health-care Services in Bangladesh

Introduction Antenatal care (ANC) is essential for the health of both the mother and child. The risk of maternal mortality and morbidity as well as neonatal deaths can be reduced substantially through regular and proper antenatal care check-up and delivery under safe and hygienic conditions (Moller, et al. 1989, Joseph, 1989). Studies demonstrating the high levels of maternal mortality in devel...